Results List
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With Rewards Come Responsibilities: Raising the Bar by $14.8 Million
By Diane Felicio, Ph.D., Development Director On March 31, 2015, Community Catalyst announced a $14.8 million legacy award from The Atlantic Philanthropies to launch The Center for Consumer and Community Engagement in Health System Transformation (The Center). We were thrilled to celebrate the successful conclusion of what had been…
Author: Community Catalyst
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Statement from 11 Leading Philanthropies in Response to White House Report on Young Men of Color
Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The California Endowment, Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Today, the White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Number of HIV/AIDS cases in sub-Saharan Africa expected to greatly outpace resources
WASHINGTON — The number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to far outstrip available resources for treatment by the end of the decade, forcing African nations to make difficult choices about how to allocate inadequate supplies of lifesaving antiretroviral therapy (ART),…
Author: National Academy of Sciences
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Foundations Put New Emphasis on Communications, Report Says
By Grant Williams. More and more foundations are paying increasing attention to the role of communications in furthering their public-policy work “in ways that go far beyond the annual reports, press releases, and grant lists of yesteryear,” according to a new study of 18 foundations…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Jack Rosenthal Appointed Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, January 15, 2010 – Jack Rosenthal has been appointed Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective January 4, 2010. Bringing to bear his extensive experience in philanthropy, journalism and government, Rosenthal will provide counsel to the foundation’s four programmes in seven countries and…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Advocacy by 13 N.C. Nonprofits Brings Statewide Benefits
Washington, D.C. (5/07/2009) – For every dollar that foundations and other funding sources gave to support advocacy, organizing and civic engagement efforts by 13 nonprofit organizations in North Carolina, state residents received $89 in benefits. This is one of the findings in a new report…
Author: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)
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The Debate Continues: NCRP Report Should Spur Reflection About Social Justice, Not Attacks
Original Source By: Gara LaMarche The recent report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), “ Philanthropy at its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact,” has stirred up a storm among foundations not seen since, well…the last time foundations were called upon to be more…
Author: The Council on Foundations
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) — a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers — is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
Author: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
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'NonProfit Times' Announces Sector's Top 50 for 2008
The NonProfit Times, a leading business publication covering the nonprofit sector, has released its eleventh annual Power and Influence Top 50 list. No real surprises, except for the large number of first-timers on the list. Makes perfect sense, actually, given that the sector is in…
Author: Philantopic/NonProfit Times
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Back to Basics: More charities are seeking - and getting - operating support
Original Source By Elizabeth Schwinn When Earl Martin Phalen started Building Educated Leaders for Life, a program that prepares Boston inner-city students for college, he found it easy to persuade foundations to pay for tutors and books. But few would give him money for the…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy